To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security to conduct an annual audit of the information systems and bulk data of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department, and for other purposes.
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
Mr. Peters introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Mr. Peters introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires DHS Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis to conduct annual audits of office information systems and bulk data. Requires reporting audit results to Congress.
Who Benefits and How
Congressional oversight gains visibility into DHS intelligence data. Civil liberties protected through regular auditing. Accountability for bulk data collection improved.
Who Bears the Burden and How
DHS I&A must conduct and report annual audits. Intelligence operations face regular scrutiny. Staff time devoted to compliance.
Key Provisions
- Mandates annual audit of I&A information systems and bulk data
- Requires submission of findings to congressional committees
- Audit consistent with intelligence oversight guidelines
Evidence Chain:
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Primary Purpose
Requires annual audit of DHS Intelligence and Analysis bulk data and information systems
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Increase oversight of DHS intelligence data collection"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "under_secretary"
- → Under Secretary for I&A
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